Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 07:58:15 CST
From: franksplace2@email.com (FranksPlace2)
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject:  Re: help choose an index fund
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As pointed out above, you should consider performance and expense
ratios.  Fidelity focuses on managed funds and may not be the best
choice for an index fund.  Vanguard has a low expense ratio and their
S&P 500 Index fund is the largest mutual fund.

Frank

Ron Peterson  wrote in message news:<10hnifulthhdia4@corp.supernews.com>...
> S. S.  wrote:
> 
> > i want to choose an index fund as the core for my retirement
> > investment plan. between "CREF Equity Index" and "Scudder Equity 500
> > Index" which one should i choose? i also have quite a few options from
> > fidelity, but i cannot figure out what its index fund is called. can
> > you point out to me a fidelity fund that is comparable to "CREF Equity
> > Index" and/or "Scudder Equity 500 Index"? thank you!
> 
> Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Fund seeks results corresponding with the
> total return of common stocks represented by the S&P 500 index.